Angela

Still waiting to see a dolphin. – Mom

I’ve been showing my mom my polymer clay creations, and she has requested a dolphin.

This is my first attempt at making a dolphin. The only reference I used was from magnet we got from our trip to St. Kitts.

I mixed light blue polymer clay with some glitter, and the belly was made with an opal polymer clay. I had a really tough time with the mouth/head piece, and I wasn’t sure if I should add a mouth. Ultimately I decided not to add a mouth, and felt the two clay colors created the illusion of one.

After baking the piece cracked in several places, and I’m not sure why. The only difference this time around is I created an aluminum hood around the piece to prevent cracks.. irony. I smoothed clay over the cracks and baked it a second time, and that seemed to remove most of the imperfections.

Not bad for a first time making a dolphin. At this time the jewel pin is drying to turn it into an accessory. Tomorrow I’ll be glazing it to give it a nice shine. I’ll add to this post once it’s complete.